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Where Were the Planets on September 7, 1996?

Quick Answer

On September 7, 1996, the Sun was in Virgo (15°07' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 7, 1996. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 9°15' Cancer at midnight UTC to 21°09' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 7, 1996
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	15°07'58" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 1996	Sep 22, 1996 into Libra
Moon	15°13'06" Cancer	Direct	Sep 6, 1996	Sep 8, 1996 into Leo
Mercury	2°56'20" Libra	Retrograde	Aug 26, 1996	Sep 12, 1996 into Virgo
Venus	0°18'17" Leo	Direct	Sep 7, 1996	Oct 4, 1996 into Virgo
Mars	28°31'56" Cancer	Direct	Jul 25, 1996	Sep 9, 1996 into Leo
Jupiter	7°50'39" Capricorn	Direct	Jan 3, 1996	Jan 21, 1997 into Aquarius
Saturn	5°25'20" Aries	Retrograde	Apr 7, 1996	Jun 9, 1998 into Taurus
Uranus	1°03'46" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 12, 1996	Mar 10, 2003 into Pisces
Neptune	25°12'14" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 21, 1984	Jan 29, 1998 into Aquarius
Pluto	0°33'09" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	9°10'17" Libra	Direct	Aug 11, 1995	Feb 27, 1997 into Virgo

Sky Events on September 7, 1996

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 25% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 7, 05:07 UTC	Venus enters Leo	Leaves Cancer
Sep 7, 17:39 UTC	Venus trine Pluto	Exact trine

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